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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2006
Alex E. Raj, Westford, MA (US);
Eric C. Rosen, Arlington, MA (US);
Robert H. Thomas, Lexington, MA (US);
Ijsbrand Wijnands, Leuven, BE;
Alex E. Raj, Westford, MA (US);
Eric C. Rosen, Arlington, MA (US);
Robert H. Thomas, Lexington, MA (US);
IJsbrand Wijnands, Leuven, BE;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of distributing labels in a label distribution protocol multicast network having a root node and at least one leaf node comprises the steps, performed at a receiving node, of receiving a label and path vector from a distributing node, carrying out loop or convergence detection from the received path vector and, if convergence or no loop is detected, sending a receiving node label and path vector to its nexthop node in the network.